NAFSA is dedicated to restoring, supporting and developing Indigenous food systems through best practices and advocacy that place Indigenous peoples at the center of national, Tribal and local policies and natural resources management to ensure food security and health of all future generations

Author: Dan

This year’s Great Lakes Intertribal Food Summit will be hosted by the Meskwaki Nation in partnership with the Intertribal Agriculture Council and Native American Food Sovereignty Alliance in Tama, Iowa from May 9-13. There will also be a concurrent regional youth summit.

Slow Food Turtle Island (SFTI) was formed in 2016 to provide support for expanding Native American culinary arts, education, and Indigenous food representation in the Slow Food International movement. SFTI is currently accepting delegate applications for Slow Food Nations that will be held in Denver, CO on July 14-16.

The Native American Food Sovereignty Alliance is helping organize the Great Lakes Intertribal Food Summit at Gun Lake Pottawotomi on April 19-23. The event will feature Native chefs preparing Indigenous foods, a variety of hands-on workshops, and a concurrent regional youth summit.

NAFSA is dedicated to restoring, supporting and developing Indigenous food systems through best practices and advocacy that place Indigenous peoples at the center of national, Tribal and local policies and natural resources management to ensure food security and health of all future generations.

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